ChrisW

Hey guys, It was great seeing you all again this morning for our drive in the desert. As I mentioned, this was my first newbie drive as well (...as lead!), and I couldn't have asked for a better group. We started out initially moving slightly to the west, before turning back towards the east and heading into the sun. The initial dunes were flat and open, moving into slightly more technical areas which required precise steering, use of momentum and power. We had a few minor refusals and one stuck - all easily dealt with and a good way to build experience of how to move our cars on the sand. We then cruised easily towards the Fox Dens, making a few stops along the way to check tyres and manage a few more refusals. The Fox Dens sadly had no foxes today, but was a nice moment to stop and chat. Thereafter we proceeded east - some larger and more flowing dunes this time where we could practice driving at a slightly higher speed, before joining the "desert highway" and proceeding towards our eventual exit at Tilal. There was some great driving and friendly help towards each other today, which is the ideal environment for us all to be learning in - thank you. For future drives we can focus on finding the right spacing between cars (to allow us to better flow through soft/more complex lines). The level of radio/comms was great, and we even got to practice some more advanced stuff like losing our Sweep... 😉 A quick cut of clips from our drive, and a summary of our route below...see you next time! My thanks again to @Vanessa8580 for smoothing out my lines and helping me pace the drive correctly, and to @Ishak, @Diego and @Imran Asghar for helping to keep the drive flowing. (you may need to click the gear icon and chose a higher resolution to watch properly)

Hi @Lazy Frog - I have added you to the drive list; convoy updated as below. Please note that we usually lock the RSVP 24 hours before the drive - so it's good to have you along but in future please avoid joining at the last minute. JUST AS A REMINDER TO ALL - IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE GOOGLE MAPS LINK, COPY/PASTE THESE COORDINATES: 24.3818030, 54.9872800

Hi Ana, As a fall back, if you copy this into Google Maps or Waze, it’ll take you directly to the meet point: 24.3818030, 54.9872800

RSVP NOW CLOSED @Vanessa8580 @Stephan Guglieri @RickardM @Rachid Elbouabidi @Ishak @Hakan @Nagarjun S @Rasna @Diego @Ana @saumik1989 @Imran Asghar Morning all! Ahead of our drive tomorrow morning I wanted to reconfirm our plans. We will aim to meet at the point below for 06.30 tomorrow morning. When you arrive we will line up on the left side of the track. Please be aware of the speed cameras close to the meet point - they are set at 100kph and it’s Abu Dhabi, so no buffer! https://maps.app.goo.gl/cuTYFzjjs9ZkkJez8?g_st=ic 24.3818030, 54.9872800 I would recommend you do final checks tonight, in particular making sure your car is ready, you have water and snacks packed, you have key equipment (flag, tyre deflation/inflation, shovel etc), and your radio is programmed for Channel 10 (446.231). When you arrive please do go ahead and deflate your tires (around 12-14 PSI should be fine for highway tyres, and you can go a little lower for all terrains), put up your flag and get ready. We will then get together for our briefing. The main goal for tomorrow is to enjoy ourselves in the desert and gain experience of how our cars feel on the sand. We will drive at a level which allows all of us to do this with smiles! I also 100% expect many of us to get stuck occasionally, and that’s totally fine - it’s all part of desert driving and nothing to fear We have some excellent support tomorrow with Vanessa. Ishak, Imran and Diego. Looking forward to seeing you in the morning, and if you have any changes of plan, please do let us know here.

Morning @Rachid Elbouabidi - Welcome to Carnity! I'm looking forward to you joining our drive on Sunday. I just wanted to check if you had completed the onboarding - carnity.com/onboarding This will provide you with some key information and items to check ahead of our drive.

Quick onboard clip from a trip round the bowl with Enrico, Danie and Noufal…

An excellent self-debrief @Enrico - Mountain - there’s a lot here that just comes from building a bit of pattern recognition/muscle memory. The quick decision of when it’s time to push/maintain/slow, and recognising the conditions (sand, distance to car or obstacle, etc) such that you can anticipate, is largely now a question of repetition and practice. Looking forward to joining you on more drives in the future.

Hey guys, thanks again for coming out today - was a pleasure to see all of you. As we discussed in the briefing first thing, for today's drive our goal was to enjoy the dunes and support each other - and we did exactly that. We had an initial run out from the air-up point through some of the larger dunes until we reached the small plateau at the entrance to the double-bowl section. This was a great high point to start our morning with, going out in smaller groups to enjoy the higher lines and energy required to push through that section. We then set off through the longer range dunes, taking advantage of the high curves and occasional ridge lines. This area in particular needed careful practice in terms of speed, distance to car ahead, and how to manage your momentum - and we all got to experience a few lessons, with a handful of re-attempts required. All were handled well and good experience for everyone. After assisting a couple of people in the group with making their way back to the road, we pressed on. As the temperatures came up and we encountered softer sand, we started to have a few challenges culminating in a pop-out in the convoy. Special thanks to @Beide Worku and the rest of the team for helping out here - we quickly got back underway and started making our way to the exit point. With a little persistence and carving our way back and forth along the lines of the dunes, we reached Sweihan Pond and exited at Madinat Nahel. All in all a good drive, congrats to @Enrico - Mountain for his first FB+ drive - excellent driving in the bigger dunes, and a pleasure seeing you all.

Hi all, Small tweak to convoy order given who is in/out:

RSVP now closed (except for @Jerome if you want to jump back in, let me know!) @Infaz @Enrico - Mountain @Danie @Eddie-Dune-Glider @Ahmed Farouk @Piotr. @Noufal @Zsolt @Yury.bel @Krinesh @Beide Worku @Diego Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning. Our goal will be to enjoy the nice weather, find some fun lines on the dunes and enjoy ourselves. Nothing crazy, but focused driving and application of our skills required! Let's aim to be ready to be briefing by 06.40, rolling for 06.45 or thereabouts. We will be on Ch 10 (446.231-25). Please see the driver order below:

Looks like you withdrew from the drive, Jerome...!

Hey guys - planning to keep the convoy short given the terrain and style of drive planned; but I’ll see what I can do.